Today the navel-gazery is pretty much literal. Mine is a fascinating bellybutton.
Something appears to be wrong with my tummy, which in itself is not very interesting. Odds are I’m dealing with a deep muscle pull, but all sorts of horrible things could be going on. Horrible things go on in the tummy, which makes diagnosis [...]
Archive for July, 2008
Pleading the Belly
Posted in navel-gazery on July 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The Tech Effect
Posted in vagaries of verse on July 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I am in the midst of compiling my annual report for CMU, which is both a treat and a trial. While I’m never thrilled about the prospect of sifting through a mountain of paperwork to document all the mischief I’ve been up to, I do enjoy the process of looking back over my efforts and reflecting [...]
Thirteen Syllables
Posted in amor fati! on July 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
When I’m being a delinquent, I tend to read and watch far too much news. This is how I know that I’m a geezer. Well, that and the Geritol.
Politics involved all the usual bizarro-world treats: some news channels suggesting that Barack Obama’s popularity on the global stage was a cause for profound concern; the McCain campaign trotting out [...]
Perspective Pieces
Posted in amor fati! on July 23, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Were I an accountant, I would be enthused about today. The events prior to 2:00 PM EST break down thusly:
I read an essay from a PUMA who urged the like-minded to vote McCain as a way of protesting the DNC’s recent decisions; I then read an essay from a PUMA who urged the like-minded not to [...]
Wreckoning
Posted in Uncategorized on July 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I was going to call this post “Outstanding,” but that would be pretty misleading, even for me. I just spent a few minutes skimming through my master list of poetry submissions (which, at some point, I’m going to need to systematize more intelligently) in the hopes I was somewhere close to clear. We call this [...]
Through Houses or Graves; or, When Antipodes Attack
Posted in amor fati!, evil twins, vagaries of verse on July 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Let me begin by confessing that I am inexplicably exhausted, inexplicably because a) the most strenuous thing I’ve attempted today is brunch, and b) I have 3-6 shots of espresso circulating in my system (I have sown discord among the baristas). I would not attempt to operate heavy machinery right now, nor would I strike bargains [...]
Too Much of a Muchness
Posted in fear the narwhal!, fodder for Freudians, navel-gazery, vagaries of verse on July 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
First, some help for my obsessive friends: as far as I can tell, Showtime’s I Can’t Believe I’m Still Single partakes of typical reality teevee devices. Some viewers have noted that the central figure (an actor/writer/director named Eric Schaeffer) has re-enacted scenes from a book on relationships he wrote back in the day, which punctures the illusions [...]
Lolly, Lolly, Lolly
Posted in Uncategorized on July 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Of the great wholesome pleasures in life (puppy nuzzles, free ice cream, panda hugs, and the like), I would have to rank effortless transition between projects pretty high. I suspect it’s not pleasure per se, but the alleviation of that pang of panic that accompanies the conclusion of a project always feels mighty good. I [...]
Magic
Posted in jazz hands! on July 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Fun fact: I planned on using a line from Keats’ “Ode to a Nightingale” today, but a hoppity-skippity jump brought me here instead. I think you’ll agree that Alex Jarvis’ contribution to contemporary letters is far more substantive than anything I might have to offer.
You may also notice that I didn’t sprain my neck hunting for alliteration [...]
The Salvage of the Second Self
Posted in amor fati!, evil twins, jazz hands!, vagaries of verse on July 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
You know the day is going well when you’ve got three shots of espresso in your system and you’re still flatlining circa 11:15 AM. Faulty wiring may be involved.
All things considered, it’s been a decent week. I’ve got a rough script for the upcoming academic year in place; I’ve devised a spine-tingling new way to [...]
